SummaryDr. Linda Watt (Brie Larson) is a sheltered but brilliant young scientist who is sent on a work trip to India. She is welcomed by almost everyone, and embraces a world she is unfamiliar with. Linda is assigned a guide, an ambitious young bureaucrat (Saahil Sehgal) who immediately takes a liking to her. But when Linda meets Rajit (Utkarsh Ambudkar... Read More
Directed By:Dan Baron
Written By:Dan Baron, Jeff Dorchen, Danny Thompson
Basmati Blues
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30
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2.6
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Feb 9, 2018
50
Instead of vying for a so-bad-it’s-entertaining categorization, it falls squarely into the hell of cinematic mediocrity.
Feb 6, 2018
50
The movie starts out heedless in its desire to charm, but it winds up feeling constrained by self-consciousness, and more’s the pity.
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Generally Unfavorable
2.6
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Feb 19, 2018
8
Funny, charming, with a lovely onscreen chemistry between Brie Larson and Utkarsh Ambudkar (he's one to keep an eye on).
Critics decry that there is not enough originality in films today and then a unique gem like Basmati Blues comes along—–a film like no other——and then most of the critics attack it for being different.
What a breath of fresh air. The cinematography is gorgeous, the singing is great, the script is hilarious.
May 24, 2021
7
Not nearly as bad as too many thin-skinned PC critics, etc, etc, have made out. This Hollywood homage to Bollywood features good performances and a bright, meaningful, music and song score by Rajib Karmakar. Good-looking cinematography and locations make this a different and entertaining musical treat – with young and old stars doing very well together.
Feb 15, 2018
40
Basmati Blues is one of those movies that isn’t terrible but still leaves you wondering why it exists.
Feb 9, 2018
38
It is a terrible film, and it skirts (but does not cross) the line of offensiveness...but it is undeniably watchable in the same way you can’t turn away from a talent show featuring a medley of acts that are pretty awful but quite confident they’ve got something to share.
Feb 14, 2018
25
Though the film has minor charms (the highly regarded actress can sing, and co-stars Tyne Daly and Scott Bakula are seasoned Broadway musical veterans) Basmati Blues is the kind of easily forgiven early career move that is best released on home video and forgotten.
Feb 8, 2018
20
Despite his attempt to graft an environmental message onto a traditional musical template, there's little about director Danny Baron's feature debut that feels convincingly organic to either the plotting or the characterizations.
Feb 4, 2018
12
Danny Baron's film awkwardly melds Bollywood romcom tropes with a half-hearted critique of the GMO industry.
Sep 25, 2019
7
Most of the critics attack it for being different.
What a breath of fresh air. The cinematography is gorgeous, the perfomances were nearly decent
Jul 20, 2019
0
First of all people should get paid to watch this garbage. When I mean getting paid I mean a lot of money. This is not just a waste of time but tortue for your eyes, ears and especially your intelligence.
Mar 10, 2019
0
The cringe was intense with this one, starting right off the bat with the song YES. She's the most vapid geneticist I could **** I can imagine quite a bit. Terrible editing with out-of joint plot points. I had to quit after 45 minutes. To vomit. "White saviour" motif was shameful.
